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Message: Status on new motor, tranny break-in
Changed By: grant
Change Date: April 23, 2017 08:04AM
Status on new motor, tranny break-in
Change Date: April 23, 2017 08:04AM
Status on new motor, tranny break-in
Well, i got the car back, temporarily, to put more miles on. PS leak was a worn-out reservoir, that would no longer seal at pump. fixed.
Ordered a new center radiator (leak, old one was also just dead, fins bent/missing) and it will go in tomorrow?
But the leak is small enough that I spent the weekend breaking it in. Mileage now stands at 430, and all of them are true break-in miles,
constantly rolling on and off the gas from ~2500 --> 4500. Last night i began a series of sprints, at maybe half throttle to 5500 rpm in 2nd and 3rd gear.
This thing pulls great and revs great. Smooth as can be. Nice rasp to exhaust (stock muffler, cheap-o headers).
Transmission is stiff, but extremely positive and mechanical. I think it will loosen up. LSD is pretty much silent.
Oil usage, and this is pretty "hard" driving, is essentially zero. Might I be one segment down after 430 miles? Maybe, but the bigger variation is with temperature.
Fuel Mileage is 14.6 average. I think that explains the "hard" part :-)
Lots of new parts in addition that are just much easier to do while staring at a motor on a stand - starter, oil cooler, AOS, coolant expansion tank, updated coils,
water pump, t-stat, pretty much every little nut and clamp. All except that STOOPID PS reservoir :-)
Also did all the prep of car for track this weekend - brake fluid, all suspension tight, blah, blah.
Optimistic. I need to be careful on track now - i may have enough power to get myself in trouble.
Grant
ps: steve - this is where the headlights go. Both are old and damaged. Right one is literally falling apart.
Ordered a new center radiator (leak, old one was also just dead, fins bent/missing) and it will go in tomorrow?
But the leak is small enough that I spent the weekend breaking it in. Mileage now stands at 430, and all of them are true break-in miles,
constantly rolling on and off the gas from ~2500 --> 4500. Last night i began a series of sprints, at maybe half throttle to 5500 rpm in 2nd and 3rd gear.
This thing pulls great and revs great. Smooth as can be. Nice rasp to exhaust (stock muffler, cheap-o headers).
Transmission is stiff, but extremely positive and mechanical. I think it will loosen up. LSD is pretty much silent.
Oil usage, and this is pretty "hard" driving, is essentially zero. Might I be one segment down after 430 miles? Maybe, but the bigger variation is with temperature.
Fuel Mileage is 14.6 average. I think that explains the "hard" part :-)
Lots of new parts in addition that are just much easier to do while staring at a motor on a stand - starter, oil cooler, AOS, coolant expansion tank, updated coils,
water pump, t-stat, pretty much every little nut and clamp. All except that STOOPID PS reservoir :-)
Also did all the prep of car for track this weekend - brake fluid, all suspension tight, blah, blah.
Optimistic. I need to be careful on track now - i may have enough power to get myself in trouble.
Grant
ps: steve - this is where the headlights go. Both are old and damaged. Right one is literally falling apart.
Original Message
Author: grantDate: April 23, 2017 08:03AM
Status on new motor, tranny break-in
Well, i got the car back, temporarily, to put more miles on. PS leak was a worn-out reservoir, that would no longer seal at pump. fixed.
Ordered a new center radiator (leak, old one was also just dead, fins bent/missing) and it will go in tomorrow?
But the leak is small enough that I spent the weekend breaking it in. Mileage now stands at 430, and all of them are true break-in miles,
constantly rolling on and off the gas from ~2500 --> 4500. Last night i began a series of sprints, at maybe half throttle to 5500 rpm in 2nd and 3rd gear.
This thing pulls great and revs great. Smooth as can be. Nice rasp to exhaust (stock muffler, cheap-o headers).
Transmission is stiff, but extremely positive and mechanical. I think it will loosen up. LSD is pretty much silent.
Oil usage, and this is pretty "hard" driving, is essentially zero. Might I be one segment down after 430 miles? Maybe, but the bigger variation is with temperature.
Fuel Mileage is 14.6 average. I think that explains the "hard" part :-)
Lots of new parts in addition that are just much easier to do while staring at a motor on a stand - starter, oil cooler, AOS, coolant expansion tank, updated coils,
water pump, t-stat, pretty much every little nut and clamp. All except that STOOPID PS reservoir :-)
Also did all the prep of car for track this weekend - brake fluid, all suspension tight, blah, blah.
Optimistic. I need to be careful on track now - i may have enough power to get myself in trouble.
Grant
Ordered a new center radiator (leak, old one was also just dead, fins bent/missing) and it will go in tomorrow?
But the leak is small enough that I spent the weekend breaking it in. Mileage now stands at 430, and all of them are true break-in miles,
constantly rolling on and off the gas from ~2500 --> 4500. Last night i began a series of sprints, at maybe half throttle to 5500 rpm in 2nd and 3rd gear.
This thing pulls great and revs great. Smooth as can be. Nice rasp to exhaust (stock muffler, cheap-o headers).
Transmission is stiff, but extremely positive and mechanical. I think it will loosen up. LSD is pretty much silent.
Oil usage, and this is pretty "hard" driving, is essentially zero. Might I be one segment down after 430 miles? Maybe, but the bigger variation is with temperature.
Fuel Mileage is 14.6 average. I think that explains the "hard" part :-)
Lots of new parts in addition that are just much easier to do while staring at a motor on a stand - starter, oil cooler, AOS, coolant expansion tank, updated coils,
water pump, t-stat, pretty much every little nut and clamp. All except that STOOPID PS reservoir :-)
Also did all the prep of car for track this weekend - brake fluid, all suspension tight, blah, blah.
Optimistic. I need to be careful on track now - i may have enough power to get myself in trouble.
Grant